Solar chemical reactor technology for industrial production of lime

Solar Energy

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1355-1362

  Meier, Anton ^a   Bonaldi, Enrico ^b   Cella, Gian Mario ^b   Lipinski, Wojciech ^a,c   Wuillemin, Daniel ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b QualiCal Srl   (Italy)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

CO2 mitigation; Rotary kiln; Solar calcination; Solar energy; Solar lime

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; COMBUSTION; LIME; REACTION KINETICS; ROTARY KILNS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CO2 MITIGATION; SOLAR CALCINATION; SOLAR LIME; THERMAL SHOCKS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CALCINATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMBUSTION; LIME; REACTION KINETICS; ROTARY KILNS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENDOTHERMY; HEATING; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LIME; PRODUCTION COST; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 33748971554     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2005.05.017     Document Type: Article

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